Excavating Nations: Archaeology, Museums, and the German-Danish Borderlands Contributor(s): Hare, J. Laurence (Author) |
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ISBN: 1442648430 ISBN-13: 9781442648432 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $81.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Modern - General - History | Europe - Germany - Social Science | Archaeology |
Dewey: 943 |
LCCN: 2015413562 |
Series: German and European Studies |
Physical Information: 0.87" H x 5.91" W x 8.14" (1.25 lbs) 264 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany - Chronological Period - Modern |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Excavating Nations traces the history of archaeology and museums in the contested German-Danish borderlands from the emergence of antiquarianism in the early nineteenth-century to German-Danish reconciliation after the Second World War. J. Laurence Hare reveals how the border regions of Schleswig-Holstein and S nderjylland were critical both to the emergence of professional prehistoric archaeology and to conceptions of German and Scandinavian origins. At the center of this process, Hare argues, was a cohort of amateur antiquarians and archaeologists who collaborated across the border to investigate the ancient past but were also complicit in its appropriation for nationalist ends. Excavating Nations follows the development of this cross-border network over four generations, through the unification of Germany and two world wars. Using correspondence and site reports from museum, university, and state archives across Germany and Denmark, Hare shows how these scholars negotiated their simultaneous involvement in nation-building projects and in a transnational academic community. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hare, J. Laurence: - J. Laurence Hare is an assistant professor in the Department of History at the University of Arkansas. |